Introduction; The Editors 1. Homer (c. 850 BCE); Richard Ned Lebow 2. Conversations with Confucius (551-479 BCE); Pichamon Yeophantong 3. Lao Zi (6th-5th century BCE?): Dao of International Politics; Chen Yudan 4. Thucydides (c.460 - c. 395 BCE): A Theorist for All Time; Richard Ned Lebow 5. Discussing War with Plato (429 - 347 BCE); Christopher Coker 6. Aristotle (384 - 322 BCE): The Philosopher and the Discipline; Anthony F Lang, Jr. 7. Two Realisms of Niccol